Debt
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Debt

Senior notes

Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):
 
March 31,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
6.500% unsecured senior notes due May 2016 (a)
465,245

 
465,245

7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017 (b)
123,000

 
123,000

4.250% unsecured senior notes due March 2021 (a)
300,000

 
—

5.500% unsecured senior notes due March 2026 (a)
700,000

 
—

7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032 (a)
300,000

 
300,000

6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033 (a)
400,000

 
400,000

6.000% unsecured senior notes due February 2035 (a)
300,000

 
300,000

Net premiums, discounts, and issuance costs (c)
(19,699
)
 
(12,163
)
Total senior notes
$
2,568,546

 
$
1,576,082

Estimated fair value
$
2,663,408

 
$
1,643,651


(a)
Redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(b)
Not redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(c)
The carrying value of senior notes reflects the impact of premiums, discounts, and issuance costs that are amortized to interest cost over the respective terms of the senior notes. As discussed in Note 1, we adopted ASU 2015-03 in January 2016. We applied the new guidance retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements to conform to the 2016 presentation. As a result, $10.3 million of debt issuance costs at December 31, 2015, were reclassified from other assets to a reduction in senior notes.

On February 25, 2016, we issued $1.0 billion of senior unsecured notes, consisting of $300 million of 4.25% senior notes due March 1, 2021, and $700 million of 5.50% senior notes due March 1, 2026. Similar to the other senior note series reflected in the above table, these notes are irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis, jointly and severally, by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. The notes and the guarantees are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with the existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company and each of the guarantors, respectively. The notes are redeemable at our option at any time up to the date of maturity.

Revolving credit facility

We maintain a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that matures in July 2017.  The Revolving Credit Facility provides for maximum borrowings of $500.0 million and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility to $1.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments.  The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and may total no more than the greater of: (i) 50% of the size of the facility or (ii) $300.0 million in the aggregate. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or a base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined.  We had no borrowings outstanding and $213.4 million and $191.3 million of letters of credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth, a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and a maximum Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all covenants. Outstanding balances under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.


Term loan

On September 30, 2015, we entered into a senior unsecured $500.0 million term loan agreement (the “Term Loan”) with an initial maturity date of January 3, 2017, which can be extended at our option up to 12 months. The interest rate on the Term Loan may be based on either LIBOR or a base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined. Borrowings are interest only with the principal being due at the maturity date and are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Term Loan contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for loans of this type, including the same financial covenants as under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all covenants.

Limited recourse notes payable

Certain of our local homebuilding operations maintain limited recourse collateralized notes payable with third parties that totaled $36.3 million at March 31, 2016 and $35.3 million at December 31, 2015. These notes have maturities ranging up to six years, are collateralized by the land positions to which they relate, have no recourse to any other assets, and are classified within accrued and other liabilities. The stated interest rates on these notes range up to 5.00%.

Pulte Mortgage

Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with third party lenders that expires in September 2016. The Repurchase Agreement's borrowing capacity was $310.0 million through January 18, 2016, after which it decreased to $175.0 million through July 28, 2016, after which it increases to $200.0 million. The purpose for the changes in capacity during the term of the agreement is to lower associated fees during seasonally lower volume periods of mortgage origination activity. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. Pulte Mortgage had $118.6 million and $267.9 million outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and was in compliance with all of its covenants and requirements as of such dates.